# Pinterest Save Button

> Save your favorite ideas online so you can easily get back to them later.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinterest](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinterest)

## Overview

- **ID:** `pinterest`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** aperez
- **Category:** bookmarks,social-communication,other
- **Daily users:** 116,219
- **Weekly downloads:** 663
- **Rating:** 3.41 / 5 (517 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.2.103
- **Last updated:** 2022-03-01
- **First published:** 2015-06-11
- **Size:** 463 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pinterest/)
- **Website:** [https://help.pinterest.com/article/trouble-with-pinterest-browser-button](https://help.pinterest.com/article/trouble-with-pinterest-browser-button)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pinterest/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/pinterest/privacy/)

## Description

The **Pinterest Save Button** extension simplifies saving and organizing your favorite ideas from anywhere on the web. Whether it's tasty recipes, style inspiration, or DIY projects, you can quickly save images and revisit them later. By hovering over any image, you can also explore similar ideas through the built-in magnifying glass feature.

To start, just log in or create a free Pinterest account. The extension personalizes your experience by collecting visit info, which can be managed anytime via privacy settings. This tool is perfect for anyone who wants an easy way to gather and explore creative content online.

## Rankings

- #206 — Overall
- #7 — Bookmarks
- #27 — Other extensions
- #29 — Social & Communication
- #2 — interest
- #2 — save

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*/*`
- `<all_urls>`
- `contextMenus`
- `cookies`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.

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## Review summary

Reviews are mixed: multiple users praise the add-on as useful for frequent Pinterest users, while several reviews report reliability problems — bugs, failures to work, or installation issues. Overall the main recurring themes are usefulness for Pinterest users versus instability and functional failures.

### Pros

- Useful for frequent Pinterest users — praised by multiple reviewers
- Overall positive user sentiment from some users who use Pinterest often

### Cons

- Buggy or unreliable behaviour reported by several users
- Fails to work or cannot be installed for some users

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinterest)